Gary Moon Phil Henry Kate Blain Detour CD

"Detour," the much-anticipated trio CD by Northeast musicians Kate Blain, Phil Henry and Gary Moon, was released in autumn 2006. The trio of singer-songwriters collaborated on the project, covering each other's songs and creating new arrangements of their own. The result is a 10-song compilation that showcases the unique styles of three hard-working local musicians: * Blain, based near Saratoga Springs, NY, who performs at clubs and coffeehouses across upstate NY and hosts open mics at both Caffe Lena in Saratoga and Old Songs in Voorheesville; * Henry, a Saranac Lake native now living in West Rutland, VT, a winner of Vermont's Solarfest singer-songwriter competition and performer at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival; and * Moon, who makes his home in Lake George, NY, has been a mainstay on the area folk scene for 20 years and is also a Solarfest winner at the 2006 singer-songwriter competition in Tinmouth, VT. All three have previously released solo albums, but note that "Detour" was so titled because it took them down another musical path. "We're all fans of each other's work," the trio noted. "When we realized we were covering each other's tunes already, we decided to try reinterpreting the songs, each in our own way." Moon brought his James Taylor-like vocals and fluid guitar style to bear on Blain's song "How to Forgive" and Henry's "Broken;" Henry ramped up Moon's "Every Square Inch of the Earth" and Blain's "The Green" with folk-rock tones and his versatility with multiple instruments; Blain toned down Henry's "Board by Board" and Moon's "How to Forgive" to gentle folk tunes topped by her pure soprano voice. The musicians' websites are: kateblain , philhenryband and garymoontunes .